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FRENCH PERFUME HISTORY: VERSAILLES

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Discover the evolution of French Perfumery from the late Middle Ages to the opulent Court of Versailles

  • Explore how Grasse transformed from a town dominated by leather tanneries and their stench to become the world capital of perfumery and the heart of France’s fragrance industry.

  • Understand how the famous break with Italy by the Sun King, Louis XIV, further fueled the development of domestic industries, including perfumery.

  • Embark on a journey through the decadent “Cour Parfumée” of Louis XV, whose legendary appetite for perfume rivaled its legendary filth.

  • Learn the truth about Marie Antoinette and understand how literary, philosophical, cultural trends influenced a shift in taste from heavy animalic fragrances of the past to the lighter compositions we recognize today.

  • This interactive course marks the inaugural installment of a series dedicated to tracing the evolution of France’s perfume industry from the early Renaissance to the 19th Century.

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Discover the evolution of French Perfumery from the late Middle Ages to the opulent Court of Versailles

  • Explore how Grasse transformed from a town dominated by leather tanneries and their stench to become the world capital of perfumery and the heart of France’s fragrance industry.

  • Understand how the famous break with Italy by the Sun King, Louis XIV, further fueled the development of domestic industries, including perfumery.

  • Embark on a journey through the decadent “Cour Parfumée” of Louis XV, whose legendary appetite for perfume rivaled its legendary filth.

  • Learn the truth about Marie Antoinette and understand how literary, philosophical, cultural trends influenced a shift in taste from heavy animalic fragrances of the past to the lighter compositions we recognize today.

  • This interactive course marks the inaugural installment of a series dedicated to tracing the evolution of France’s perfume industry from the early Renaissance to the 19th Century.

Discover the evolution of French Perfumery from the late Middle Ages to the opulent Court of Versailles

  • Explore how Grasse transformed from a town dominated by leather tanneries and their stench to become the world capital of perfumery and the heart of France’s fragrance industry.

  • Understand how the famous break with Italy by the Sun King, Louis XIV, further fueled the development of domestic industries, including perfumery.

  • Embark on a journey through the decadent “Cour Parfumée” of Louis XV, whose legendary appetite for perfume rivaled its legendary filth.

  • Learn the truth about Marie Antoinette and understand how literary, philosophical, cultural trends influenced a shift in taste from heavy animalic fragrances of the past to the lighter compositions we recognize today.

  • This interactive course marks the inaugural installment of a series dedicated to tracing the evolution of France’s perfume industry from the early Renaissance to the 19th Century.

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